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#OTD 31st October 1918 - the first Polish guard at the guardhouse in the Main Square in Kraków (note the white-red cockades on caps and Polish two-finger salute)
On this day Kraków became the first city in Poland to be liberated from Austrian rule, after 123-year partition.
Soldiers of the Polish Legions’ 3rd Infantry Regiment building dugouts at Kostiuchnówka, Volhynia, January 1916. A few months later, the same ground would become the battlefield of Kostiuchnówka - the largest battle fought by the Polish Legions.
Field stables of the Polish Legions’ 2nd Uhlan Regiment at Piaseczna, Volhynia, 1916. Horses tethered beneath improvised forest shelters in the regiment’s camp behind the front.
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On this day 82 years ago the Polish 1st Armoured Division under command of general Stanisław Maczek liberated the Dutch city of Breda. 🇵🇱🤝🇳🇱
Soldiers of the Polish Legions’ 1st Brigade having a meal at Karasin, Volhynia, 1916. A simple scene of everyday life behind the front.
Col. Józef Haller, commander of the Combat Group Haller (later the 2nd Brigade) of the Polish Legions, at his quarters during the fighting near Maksymiec, Eastern Carpathians, February 1915.
A WW1 postcard.
The Polish Legions’ 3rd Infantry Regiment supply train in Bukovina, probably near Czerniowce (Chernivtsi), late October 1915, before transfer to the Volhynian front.
Among the soldiers stands a local civilian carter, likely the owner of a requisitioned wagon and horse.
A promotion ceremony in the Polish Legions’ 2nd Uhlan Regiment, Volhynia, April 1916. Three uhlans are being promoted to higher ranks, with the regiment formed up in the background.
Zygmunt Putiatycki of the Polish Legions’ 1st Uhlan Regiment at Werchy, on the Styr River in Volhynia, spring 1916. A striking portrait in full uhlan dress - a reminder that even at the front, cavalry tradition and visual identity remained very much alive.
Chor. Stanisław Janowski in the trenches, 1915/16.
Painter, photographer and soldier of the Polish Legions, he served first with the 3rd Infantry Regiment and later the 2nd Uhlan Regiment, leaving behind hundreds of photographs as well as drawings, watercolours and paintings.
A medal ceremony in Czewel, Volhynia, April 1916. Twenty-five uhlans of the Polish Legions’ 2nd Uhlan Regiment were decorated by Rtm. Juliusz Ostoja-Zagórski, the regiment’s commander.
Officers of the Polish Legions’ 4th Infantry Regiment before regimental HQ at Rojowe Osiedle, Volhynia, 1916. Col. Bolesław Roja, the regiment’s commander, stands fourth from left.
The settlement, built near Optowa village, was the regiment’s purpose-built field headquarters.
Deputy Commander of the Polish Legions, Col. Stanisław Szeptycki (centre, in a field cap), at the headquarters of the 2nd Uhlan Regiment in Piaseczna, Volhynia, September 1916.
